CHAPTER 33. Shaken
KHALI‘S POV
I thought it was impossible for him to arrive in five minutes but he‘s already here. Naka-abang ba siya sa malapit?
“Did you just spy on me?” I asked with a bored tone.
“Of course not, Lili!” mariing pagtanggi nito habang kinakabit ang seatbelt ko. “What‘s that thing on your forehead?” he suddenly asked.
Kinapa ko ito at pinunasan.
“Not there...” he added. Titingin na sana ako sa rear-view mirror nang halikan niya ako sa noo.
“Wala na~” parang bata na wika nito.
I stared at him with a poker face. He just chuckled. Seriously, Kangaroo...
Maya-maya nagsimula nang umandar ang sasakyan. Napansin kong bago na naman ‘tong ginagamit niya. Naalala ko tuloy ‘yung mga kotse kong nasa bingit ng kamatayan sa mga kamay ni Izu.
“That‘s yours, Lili. The ice cream in front of you...” sabi niya. Kinuha ko ito agad at binuksan.
“Where would you like to go? Among the places I showed you...” tanong niya.
“Lahat...” sagot ko. Bahagya itong tumawa.
“Alin ang uunahin natin?” nakangiti niyang tanong habang nakatingin sa daan.
Lahat gusto ko pero ‘yung bulsa ko lang may ayaw. Kaya doon nalang kami sa pinakamalapit pumunta.
“The dress will arrive later, Lili...” He sat down across me. “Check it in case there‘s a problem about it.”
I nodded.
“It‘s really beautiful... I‘m sure it will look better because you‘ll be the one who‘s gonna wear it.” He smiled with his eyes.
Pano ba sumagot sa sinabi niya? He really never failed to compliment me everytime we meet. Tumango nalang ako sa kaniya.
Maya-maya dumating na rin ‘yung order namin. As usual, he keeps glancing at me while we‘re eating, ngumingiti bigla na parang baliw. He‘s also really attentive on me, like, pag kailangan ko ng tissue binibigay niya na agad bago ko pa man hanapin.
“Are you my dad?” biro ko.
“Stop...” he replied in a low voice yet annoyed tone and face. He seriously look annoyed. Muntik na akong matawa.
“I can help myself you know.” I boredly replied.
“But you don‘t.” he said. “You won‘t even fix your hair, I can‘t clearly see your beautiful face.” he added as he tucks my hair behind my ears. Lah, ‘yan na naman siya...
Aniki once mentioned that I sometimes move like a sloth, as an exaggeration; or ang tamad ko raw pag dating sa pag-aayos sa sarili. Hindi naman sa ganon, pero parang ganon na nga. Lalo na kapag mainit. Who cares, anyway? I don‘t want to move if it‘s only possible. But I‘m pretty active when it‘s cold.
Saka isa pa... Parang nasasanay na rin ako sa ginagawa niya. Yeah, this is really bad.
“Don‘t mind me,” I said and started eating the next sandwich.
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